KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The University of Colorado women’s tennis team dynamic duo, sophomore Alex Aiello and senior Carla Manzi Tenorio, will advance to the semifinals of the Western Michigan Invitational after a strong showing Friday in the first round.
“Today was a really good day of competition,” coach Nicole Kenneally said. “We are enjoying the opportunity to play teams that we normally do not get to see during the spring season. The competition level is solid, and this is only helping with our continued development.”
Ormeno Ruiz got a taste of the ITA Experimental format in which all sets play to six with a tiebreaker at 5-5 and a super tiebreaker if they split sets. This did not affect Ormeno Ruiz, however, as she defeated senior Sophie Garre in a close 6-5 (5), 6-5 (3) battle for the first round in the Gold Bracket.
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